As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

To do work that's not going to be fulfilling doesn't make sense.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I find a lot of female roles uninteresting.

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.

The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy